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Schilling C, Bauer A, Knöller JA, Schulz F, Zens A, Laschat S. Tailoring boron liquid crystals: Mesomorphic properties of iminodiacetic acid boronates. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kityk AV, Nowak M, Reben M, Pawlik P, Lelonek M, Andrushchak A, Shchur Y, Andrushchak N, Huber P. Dynamic Kerr and Pockels electro-optics of liquid crystals in nanopores for active photonic metamaterials. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:18714-18725. [PMID: 34739018 PMCID: PMC8601124 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr04282c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Photonic metamaterials with properties unattainable in base materials are already beginning to revolutionize optical component design. However, their exceptional characteristics are often static, as artificially engineered into the material during the fabrication process. This limits their application for in-operando adjustable optical devices and active optics in general. Here, for a hybrid material consisting of a liquid crystal-infused nanoporous solid, we demonstrate active and dynamic control of its meta-optics by applying alternating electric fields parallel to the long axes of its cylindrical pores. First-harmonic Pockels and second-harmonic Kerr birefringence responses, strongly depending on the excitation frequency and temperature, are observed in a frequency range from 50 Hz to 50 kHz. This peculiar behavior is quantitatively traced by a Landau-De Gennes free energy analysis to an order-disorder orientational transition of the rod-like mesogens and intimately related changes in the molecular mobilities and polar anchoring at the solid walls on the single-pore, meta-atomic scale. Thus, our study provides evidence that liquid crystal-infused nanopores exhibit integrated multi-physical couplings and reversible phase changes that make them particularly promising for the design of photonic metamaterials with thermo-electrically tunable birefringence in the emerging field of space-time metamaterials aiming at full spatio-temporal control of light.
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- Andriy V Kityk
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology, Al. Armii Krajowej 17, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland.
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- Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology, Al. Armii Krajowej 17, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland.
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH-University of Science and Technology, al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland
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- Faculty of Production Engineering and Materials Science, Czestochowa University of Technology, Al. Armii Krajowej 19, 42-200 Czestochowa, Poland
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- SmartMembranes GmbH, Heinrich-Damerow-Str. 4, 06120 Halle(Saale), Germany
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- Department of Applied Physics and Nanomaterials Science, Lviv Polytechnic National University, 12 Bandery Str., Lviv 79013, Ukraine
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- Institute for Condensed Matter Physics, 1 Svientsitskii str., 79011 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Department of Computer-Aided Design Systems, Lviv Polytechnic National University, 12 Bandery Str., Lviv 79013, Ukraine
- Private Enterprise SoftPartners, 97 Konovalca str., 79057 Lviv, Ukraine
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- Hamburg University of Technology, Institute for Materials and X-Ray Physics, 21073 Hamburg, Germany.
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Centre for X-Ray and Nano Science CXNS, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
- Hamburg University, Centre for Hybrid Nanostructures CHyN, 22607 Hamburg, Germany
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Kapernaum N, Lange A, Ebert M, Grunwald MA, Haege C, Marino S, Zens A, Taubert A, Giesselmann F, Laschat S. Current Topics in Ionic Liquid Crystals. Chempluschem 2021; 87:e202100397. [PMID: 34931472 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202100397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Ionic liquid crystals (ILCs), that is, ionic liquids exhibiting mesomorphism, liquid crystalline phases, and anisotropic properties, have received intense attention in the past years. Among others, this is due to their special properties arising from the combination of properties stemming from ionic liquids and from liquid crystalline arrangements. Besides interesting fundamental aspects, ILCs have been claimed to have tremendous application potential that again arises from the combination of properties and architectures that are not accessible otherwise, or at least not accessible easily by other strategies. The current review highlights recent developments in ILC research, starting with some key fundamental aspects. Further subjects covered include the synthesis and variations of modern ILCs, including the specific tuning of their mesomorphic behavior. The review concludes with reflections on some applications that may be within reach for ILCs and finally highlights a few key challenges that must be overcome prior and during true commercialization of ILCs.
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- Nadia Kapernaum
- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Golm, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Universität Potsdam, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 24-25, 14476, Golm, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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Balischewski C, Choi H, Behrens K, Beqiraj A, Körzdörfer T, Geßner A, Wedel A, Taubert A. Metal Sulfide Nanoparticle Synthesis with Ionic Liquids - State of the Art and Future Perspectives. ChemistryOpen 2021; 10:272-295. [PMID: 33751846 PMCID: PMC7944564 DOI: 10.1002/open.202000357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Metal sulfides are among the most promising materials for a wide variety of technologically relevant applications ranging from energy to environment and beyond. Incidentally, ionic liquids (ILs) have been among the top research subjects for the same applications and also for inorganic materials synthesis. As a result, the exploitation of the peculiar properties of ILs for metal sulfide synthesis could provide attractive new avenues for the generation of new, highly specific metal sulfides for numerous applications. This article therefore describes current developments in metal sulfide nanoparticle synthesis as exemplified by a number of highlight examples. Moreover, the article demonstrates how ILs have been used in metal sulfide synthesis and discusses the benefits of using ILs over more traditional approaches. Finally, the article demonstrates some technological challenges and how ILs could be used to further advance the production and specific property engineering of metal sulfide nanomaterials, again based on a number of selected examples.
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- Christian Balischewski
- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of PotsdamKarl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–2514476PotsdamGermany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP)Functional Materials and Devices/Functional Polymer SystemsGeiselbergstrasse 6914476Potsdam-GolmGermany
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of PotsdamKarl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–2514476PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of PotsdamKarl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–2514476PotsdamGermany
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of PotsdamKarl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–2514476PotsdamGermany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP)Functional Materials and Devices/Functional Polymer SystemsGeiselbergstrasse 6914476Potsdam-GolmGermany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research (IAP)Functional Materials and Devices/Functional Polymer SystemsGeiselbergstrasse 6914476Potsdam-GolmGermany
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- Institute of ChemistryUniversity of PotsdamKarl-Liebknecht-Str. 24–2514476PotsdamGermany
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Litterscheidt J, Bandar JS, Ebert M, Forschner R, Bader K, Lambert TH, Frey W, Bühlmeyer A, Brändle M, Schulz F, Laschat S. Self-Assembly of Aminocyclopropenium Salts: En Route to Deltic Ionic Liquid Crystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:10557-10565. [PMID: 32119178 PMCID: PMC7317216 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Aminocyclopropenium ions have raised much attention as organocatalysts and redox active polymers. However, the self-assembly of amphiphilic aminocyclopropenium ions remains challenging. The first deltic ionic liquid crystals based on aminocyclopropenium ions have been developed. Differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy and X-ray diffraction provided insight into the unique self-assembly and nanosegregation of these liquid crystals. While the combination of small headgroups with linear p-alkoxyphenyl units led to bilayer-type smectic mesophases, wedge-shaped units resulted in columnar mesophases. Upon increasing the size and polyphilicity of the aminocyclopropenium headgroup, a lamellar phase was formed.
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- Juri Litterscheidt
- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Department of ChemistryColorado State UniversityFort CollinsCO80523USA
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical BiologyCornell University122 Baker LaboratoryIttacaNY14853USA
- Department of ChemistryColumbia UniversityNew YorkNY10027USA
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryUniversity of StuttgartPfaffenwaldring 5570569StuttgartGermany
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Litterscheidt J, Bandar JS, Ebert M, Forschner R, Bader K, Lambert TH, Frey W, Bühlmeyer A, Brändle M, Schulz F, Laschat S. Self‐Assembly of Aminocyclopropenium Salts: En Route to Deltic Ionic Liquid Crystals. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202000824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Juri Litterscheidt
- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Department of Chemistry & Chemical Biology Cornell University 122 Baker Laboratory Ittaca NY 14853 USA
- Department of Chemistry Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry University of Stuttgart Pfaffenwaldring 55 70569 Stuttgart Germany
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Huang Z, Zhang G, Wang L, Song A, Hao J. Cubic Liquid Crystals of Polyoxometalate-Based Ionic Liquids. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:3471-3481. [PMID: 32162927 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Thermotropic ionic liquid crystals of polyoxometalate (POM)-based ionic liquids (POM-based ILs), which are formed by a POM, K7PW11O39, and cationic surfactants, tetra-n-alkylammonium bromide ((CnH2n+1)4N+Br-, n = 6 and 7), are first proposed. As a model system, the cubic phase structure of a POM-based IL, {(C7H15)4N+}7PW11O39, was determined to form in a wide range of temperatures, exhibiting good thermostability, excellent mechanical strength, and high viscosity. Furthermore, the lyotropic ionic liquid crystals formed by {(C7H15)4N+}7PW11O39 in solvents such as chloroform or toluene still maintained a cubic structure. These cubic ionic liquid crystals (CILCs) were used as anticorrosion coatings both in acidic and neutral environments. The electrochemical measurements of Cu and Fe surfaces coated by CILCs showed an excellent ability of anticorrosion, indicating that the metals can be perfectly protected by the CILC coatings with high resistance and low capacitance. We assume that the CILCs may serve as barriers to stop oxygen diffusing to metals and interrupt the electron tunnels between the metal surfaces and the electrolyte solutions. Such environmentally friendly CILCs of POMs-based ILs are convenient for coating and removal, being vital to versatile industrial and academic applications.
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- Zhaohui Huang
- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials (Ministry of Education), Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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Zheng Y, Wang J, Tang X, Zhang L, Meng F. Liquid-crystalline behavior and ferroelectric property of viologen-based ionic liquid crystals. J Mol Liq 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ranjkesh A, Alipanah Z, Kiani S, Zakerhamidi MS, Yoon TH. A method to find the initial temperature range of the short-range order in the isotropic phase of nematic liquid crystals based on the electro-optical Kerr effect. J Mol Liq 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2018.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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